If Baxter had looked like that in the show, dismembering him would have been doing him a favor.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
Dreamwave Productions (July, 2003)
“A Better Mousetrap”
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILER: Lesean
INKER: Erik Sander
COLORISTS: Rob Ruffolo & Shaun Curtis
FLATS: Kenny Li
LETTERER/DESIGN: Matt Molan
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And come back for tonight’s feature article, where we talk more about the Batmobile. (I almost retitle this “Batmobile: Year One” but he talks about later versions.)
Back to the normal time. Last time we saw the effect of a Vulcan’s passing on their spouse, while I’m expecting this chapter to focus on the result.
I did a whole series about the strengths and weaknesses of each format of media currently in existence. (Unless I missed one. Check out The Art Of Storytelling.) When it comes to prose, especially novels, the ability to really see inside someone’s head without slowing the story is what’s important here. I skimmed through to confirm, but we’re about to see inside the heads of people involved in a Vulcan Mind Meld. Usually with Trek all we get is someone with their fingers on supposedly key parts of someone’s face going “my mind to your mind, my thoughts to your thoughts” and then the Vulcan instituting the meld will randomly say words tied to whatever’s going on. “Pain. Suffering. Hunger. Jelly…donut. I think he really wants donuts, Captain.”
This should be interesting, but I was burned on Prime Directive not really doing anything with the Prime Directive outside of a brief plot device. On the mystery front we grabbed a suspect, but only “suspect” because we know this is a murder mystery, with Kirk and company playing detective. I’m not expecting anything on that front this chapter, since the deal is to help Sorel deal with the death of his wife and the disruption of the telepathic bond. So let’s dive in to a grieving Vulcan’s head. I’m sure everything will be fine.
“Look how cool this ‘R’ is!”
Prime #1
Malibu/Ultraverse (June, 1993)
“Prime Time”
WRITERS: Len Strazinsky & Gerald Jones (co-creators with Bob Jacob)
ARTIST: Norm Breyfogle
COLORIST: Paul Mounts
LETTERER: Tim Eldred
EDITOR: Chris Ulm
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That’s why MatPat is leaving the channel to a new host. He isn’t working on new projects…he’s going on the run! 😀
There are no heroes in any version of Suicide Squad, just not as bad as the other guys…and even that’s debatable.
I was going to have a “CRASH” sound effect in panel 3 but I forgot to turn the layer back on before I rendered and posted the comic. If I thought it needed it I’d go back and fix it. For more thoughts on Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League I did manage to get a commentary out, in case you missed it. Short version is I hate the story’s premise, so using it as a defense is a waste of time. And no, Amanda Waller has never been a good person, the paranoid control freak just thinks she is and has governmental authority behind her, which was not a good idea. Like a lot of stuff the government does.
Over at The Clutter Reports this week, that darn cold kept me from doing decluttering this week, plus the start of next week is a full schedule. So I found a video about a decluttering method the host calls “Boundary Cleaning” and decided to look at that. Still need to get that Zoid labeled up and reviewed. Finding out why the motor doesn’t turn on would be nice, too.
I’m really hoping I can get back on schedule and back to full BW operation. I didn’t even do a Saturday Night Showcase this week, but that should be back along with “Yesterday’s” Comic. Monday and Tuesday are going to be busy but I’ll try to get content out on time now that I’m feeling mostly better. (Head’s still plugged up a bit but not as bad. My dad is getting over the flu and my aunt could use some prayers for what she’s going through at the moment. I’m not even the sickest person I know, which not surprisingly doesn’t make me feel any better.) Chapter By Chapter should be back in the Monday spot as we continue a different kind of hospital scenario with Star Trek: The Vulcan Academy Murders, but I don’t know what else is coming since I’m done with the Spider-Man intros and Beast Machines story guides. Guess we’ll find out together.
Have a better week that we’ve been having, everyone!
Dan soon regretted opening an Instagram account.
The Blue Beetle #42
Fox Features Syndicate (July/August, 1946)
I got sick before I could review this last week, so it seems fair to come back on it. This second Fox run hasn’t been the greatest, and I’m sure I’ll be complaining again, but there are still some positives to this run despite the inconsistent art, weird stories, and meh at best experiences. The Holyoke run added an unnecessary sidekick via blackmail (makes me wonder if the writer was projecting his own experience being forced to add Sparky/Spunky), but he’s gone now. Mike is finally warming up to our hero, or at least was last issue. Also, with the exception of a back-up, poor attempts at comedy, and a text story everything is about the Blue Beetle and his friends.
So for all they’ve done wrong, and I’ve listed quite a few of their sins, it’s still somehow an improvement. I still wish they could get back the writers from the first run, but I’ve seen slight improvements, even if only in the Joan Mason solo stories. Let’s see how that trend goes into this issue.
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